Altough hard, I managed to somehow fit Wario near the ending of the Neutral Path.
Part 5C: Wario's Horrible Discovery
Area: Bowser's base in a forest
All was quiet around the base. You could tell that it was Bowser's base due to the fact that his faces were plastered on almost everything. Around this time, Wario, using Wario Control, teleported to the base.
"Warping is fun!" Wario thought with his eyes closed.
But when he opened his eyes, he saw someone wearing the same shoes as he was.
"What?" he thought still.
When he looked to see who it was, it was extremely disturbing for Wario. For the person wearing shoes similar to Wario's…..
Was someone that looked Wario!
"What the?" Wario shouted. He backflipped away and landed on his butt. There standing before him, were a lot of Warios standing in a line.
"How can this be?" Wario said to the other Warios. "Who are you?"
However, the other Warios seemed to be incapable of speech because they didn't answer back. Wario soon heard Bowser flying over with in his Koopa Klown Car. Bowser didn't notice THE Wario.
"Attention, Wario Androids!" the turtle tyrant said. "The Koopa Kingdom is strong but those black aliens are formidable foes. I'm returning to base to devise a new plan."
Bowser flew away, Wario was still shocked with disbelief.
"Wario….Android?" he said to himself. "Could I possibly…. be one too?"
A few minutes later, Wario was in another area of the base. P.U.N. robots were fighting Bowser's Koopas. Wario saw a blimp flying in a distance. But Wario ran into someone. He looked a lot like Bowser, if he was younger. Most of the features that Bowser had were also on this person, except much small. He also had a bandana around his neck. It's Bowser Jr.!
"Wario, you meathead!" he said.
"Get away from me brat!" Wario ordered.
"But I need your help!" Bowser Jr. explained. "My papa needs to get back home. He needs to restore order there. Can you help me destroy these robots that are on my papa's tail."
"Give me some info!" Wario demanded. He wanted to know about the androids.
"NO!" Jr. rejected.
"Brat! Well screw your father then!" Wario fumed and he stormed off.
Bowser Jr. shouted to Wario. "I'm telling papa on you!"
"Good! There are some things I need to ask your lard father anyway!"
Wario ran further. He avoided two Hammer Bros who charged at him. It wasn't very long when Wario ran into another person. Actually, he wasn't a person per se but a robot. He was a dark gray robot. The robot was tall and had long arms and legs. His face had a huge red circle on it. It's Nightmare from Super Mario Strikers! He saw Wario.
"Are you…." The robot began. "the original?"
Knowing Wario couldn't properly answer the question, the robot continued. "If you are searching for Bowser, the coward had fled aboard his ship, the Para Bowser. If you have a need to confront him, then help me ground his vessel."
Wario thought for moment. He sure wanted to bring Bowser down, but he thought doing that might kill him and then Wario will never get the answers he needs.
"We'll see," Wario said.
Wario and Nightmare defeated some Koopas that were attacking them. The Para Bowser was now going higher.
"Para Bowser ascending," Nightmare pointed out.
However, Wario took a lower path and jump on P.U.N. robots as stepping stones.
"Reassessed target priorities!" Nightmare ordered.
"Bah!" Wario said. Then he asked something, "By the way, why are you against Bowser? I thought you were on his side."
"When my comrades and I lost the soccer tournament, Bowser had my team was grinded and melded into statues of Bowser's likeness. I escaped from Bowser's clutches to avoid such a fate and now wish to have my revenge."
"Deep," Wario said. "At least it's not because you're just trying to prove you're stronger like some one dimensional robot."
Wario and Nightmare saw a rail.
"This rail can be used for grinding," Nightmare explained.
"No! The last time I heard was from a female monkey. But a robot?"
Wario eventually got on the rail and grind on it. Nightmare was using the actual method of grinding.
Wario was grinding on his butt. Luckily, it didn't hurt him.
They finished their grinding session and saw the Para Bowser float through a tunnel. Wario and Nightmare defeated some Koopas blocking their path. Defeating caused the door they were guarding to open. Wario and Nightmare entered and found more Koopas. They defeated them with ease. Wario even took a Bullet Bill launcher. After that, Wario Androids jumped down and attack.
"Grr!" Wario growled.
The Wario Androids began to fire missiles. Wario and Nightmare dodged them with ease. Wario used the Bullet Bill launcher to defeat the A.I. foes.
The floor rise and Wario and Nightmare went to the exit. They saw a rocket and grabbed on to get a ride to the other side. They saw Hammer Bros battling a Toad soldier who was in a giant robot walker. Wario ignored them but Nightmare wanted to defeat some Koopas.
"Koopas detected! Eliminate enemy!"
"Yeah, that's not one dimensional!" Wario sarcastically said.
Wario saw the Para Bowser still flying by. Wario and Nightmare saw two paths: An upper route and a lower route. They took the lower route. Wario jumped on some P.U.N. robots to get across to the next platform.
"We are here to face Bowser," Nightmare said.
Wario saw a platform elevating upward. He and Nightmare got on and went up. They saw Magikoopas blocking the entrance. Wario defeated all of them with one blast of the launcher. The door opened and Wario entered.
"Error!" Nightmare shouted.
"What?"
"How does a base this large remains undetected? Error!"
They entered the door and fought more Wario Androids. Wario couldn't target them very well so he decided hand to hand combat. But that didn't work either sense the androids could also use his attacks. Nightmare fired lighting at the androids to shut them down.
"Wario Copy combat skills unacceptable! Most likely a defected unit!"
"Easy to say that because they WEREN'T YOUR COPY!"
Wario and Nightmare exited the room and grind down another rail. The Para Bowser was also floating below.
"Para Bowser descending!"
"I'm not blind!" Wario said.
Wario and Nightmare grind the rail and entered another room.
"I am stronger than Bowser!" Nightmare proclaimed. "I will prove my superiority!"
Wario and Nightmare had to fight one more trio of Wario Androids. However, Wario had defeated enough P.U.N. robots and Koopas to use Wario Blast and Wario Control. He was glowing an immense purple.
"What's going on?" Wario said. But then he felt power floating though him. "Aww well doesn't matter. Here it comes. Wario…..BLASTROL!"
Wario then zipped off in super speed with Nightmare hanging on. And while he was doing that, everything was being destroyed within a twenty yard radius of an intense. When Wario stopped, he turned around to see the destruction he has caused.
"Wario Blastrol?" Nightmare said.
"Yeah! You got a problem with that name. It's the name I made! Wario Blastrol! Not a bad name to be honest."
Wario and Nightmare saw the entrance to another room. This entrance was different because Bowser's head was atop it. The room was just a big room with and round, elevated platform in the middle. Wario also saw the Para Bowser floating to building's back end. Wario and Nightmare entered the room. Nightmare sensed someone.
"Bowser presence detected. Approaching this direction." Nightmare answered.
He was right too. Bowser appeared before the two. He was carrying a large mace. Bowser also had some of his minions with them. When he saw Wario and Nightmare, he scoffed.
"Wario and Nightmare?" Boswer said. "Why you traitors? You two are going to stop ME? Why don't you two get out of my way!"
Nightmare got on the defense but Wario held his arm in front of him to stop. Wario only had one question he want the answer too.
"Bowser," Wario desperately said. "I need to know. Those androids that looked like me, am I one of them too?"
Bowser's answer will change Wario's view on life.
"Yes."
"What?" Wario said in total disbelief.
"You and Nightmare are my creations," Bowser explained. "But you both betrayed by still being alive. So now, I will destroy you both and turn you into ice cubes!"
Wario was speechless. Nightmare however, was ready for battle.
"Bowser, I will defeat you once and for all!"
"This is what you get for turning against your master!" Bowser roared.
Bowser blew stream of fire at his enemies. Wario and Nightmare dodged the flames.
"Engaged combat! Battle initiated!" Nightmare said.
Wario and Nightmare couldn't attack Bowser yet, because Bowser was out of there reach standing on the higher platform. Wario Androids threw missiles while Koopas with Bullet Bill launchers also attacked. Wario defeated some Koopas and took their Bullet Bills launchers. Wario saw a rocket on one end of the room. Nightmare was busy fighting the androids.
Wario went straight to the rocket while avoiding Bowser's fire breath. Wario grabbed the rocket and went flying high. Wario then used a parachute to float down to safety while firing Bullet Bills at Bowser.
"Ugh! Know your place android!" Bowser yelled.
Wario continued to fire Bullet Bills. Nightmare had just defeated the last henchmen. Bowser was now steamed.
"That's it!" Bowser said. "No more Mr. Nice King!"
Bowser jumped up in the air and came crashing down, mace first.
"Lights out!"
Wario and Nightmare jumped out of the way. Nightmare fired lighting to shock Bowser.
"Argh!" Bowser yelled.
Bowser spat more fire but Nightmare dodged it. Wario fired more Bullet Bills at Bowser's back.
"No way, inferiors will defeat me!" Bowser gloated. He blew more fire but Wario and Nightmare dodged it and moved behind Bowser.
"Where'd you go?" Bowser wondered.
Wario fired more Bullet Bills at Bowser's back. Bowser has had enough.
"Next time we meet you won't be so lucky. Just you wait and see."
Bowser ran off. The aqua Magical Orb flew towards Wario. He grabbed it.
"An android? Me? You're lying!" Wario said.
Moments later, Wario was standing by himself on the outskirts of Bowser's base. Nightmare went ahead to see where Bowser was hiding. While standing there, Wario began to act funny.
"Hmm Hmm Hmm Hmm Hmm Hmm!" he laughed that was kind of twisted.
Wario then began to have another flashback. He was having a flashback of him fighting a giant clown. He also then had another flashback of being crushed by clown's giant hands. Wario then realized what happened.
"Everything is starting to make sense," Wario thought. "This Wario the Warrior everyone keeps referring to, is that fat guy. And now he's dead by the hands of some ugly clown. I must be the original copy. I must be the first android Bowser created. And that's why my memories are gone. They weren't real. They were just implants of Bowser's from own schemes. We'll anyway; I now know what I have to do."
Wario looked north to where Nightmare went off to. "Koopa! I'm sending you straight to the demonic place you created me from!" Wario ran off to find Bowser.
The Three Endings I promised at the beginning of the Neutral Path. Go to Part 6E for the hero ending, Part 6F for the NEUTRAL ending, or Part 6G for the dark ending.